Hearing this, Xianyue secretly breathed a sigh of relief. So far, everything has gone smoothly, and I hope it will go smoothly in the future.
Wu had been waiting outside. When she saw Hongli and Xianyue coming out, she quickly went to greet them and said, "Your Majesty, where are you going? There is also Huang Ying. What's wrong with him?"
Hongli ignored her and just strode out. His indifference not only made Wu angry, but also made her a little uneasy. She felt as if something big was about to happen. Seeing Hongli and others walking further and further away, she was
He bit his lip and followed suit.
In the Yonghe Palace, Xia Qing was teaching He Jia double-sided embroidery. When she saw Hongli and the others suddenly coming in, she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. After she recovered, she hurriedly stood up and saluted with He Jia.
Hongli glanced at Hejia and said: "Go back to your own room!" Hejia was his daughter that he liked very much. Before the matter was found out, he did not want Hejia to be involved in this matter.
He Jia sensitively realized that something was wrong and said, "Huang Ama, what happened?"
"It's okay, listen to me and go out." Faced with Hongli's words, how could He Jia believe it? When it came time to talk, Xia Qing already said: "Eniang just told you the secret of double-sided embroidery, you
Go back and embroider, my mother-in-law will visit you later."
"But..." before He Jia could say anything, Xia Qing said: "Don't worry, it's okay, go quickly."
Seeing what she said, He Jia had no choice but to nod and leave with the palace attendants. After she left, Hongli stared at Xia Qing coldly and said, "Did you tell Wei Xiuyan about Yong Cun?"
Xia Qing glanced at Xianyue quickly. She had indeed told Hongli about this matter. It seemed that she was planning to break up the relationship and leave no room for him. She pretended to be confused and said: "Brother Twelve? What happened to him? What's wrong with him? What's wrong with him?"
Didn't Wei Xiuyan die as early as the beginning of the 27th year of Qianlong's reign? Why mention him again?"
Hongli said expressionlessly: "I have already sent Huang Ying to the Criminal Investigation Department. I believe he will confess everything soon. By then, it will be useless even if you don't admit it."
Xia Qing shook her head and said: "I really don't understand what the emperor means. I have no contact with Wei Xiuyan. I can only barely say that I know her. What can I say to her?"
Xianyue took a step forward and said: "You and I both know what you have done. At the beginning, I thought of today's friendship and gave you a chance to change your ways. Unfortunately, you not only did not cherish it, but also worsened it. First,
They used Yongzhang to harm Yongcang, and now they harmed Yongyan, causing him to suffer from a strange disease that cannot be cured." At this point, she said sadly: "You...how did you become like this?"
Xia Qing endured the sneer in her heart and said aggrievedly: "Why can't I understand a word of what the empress said today?"
Xianyue closed her eyes and said in pain: "Do you have to wait until the evidence is found before Concubine Hui is willing to admit everything you have done in front of the emperor?"
Xia Qing looked at Hongli and said, "Your Majesty, I really don't understand what is going on?"
Hongli stared at her and said: "The queen told me that you deliberately took advantage of Yongzhang's short life and asked me to release him from the clan's mansion, and then colluded with him to harm Yongchen, and the strange disease on Yongyan was also caused by you.
Do it with one hand!"
Xia Qing staggered back a few steps and looked at Hongli in shock. The next moment, she turned her gaze to Xianyue and said excitedly: "Empress, how can you...how can you say such unjust words? So
You know best how I have treated Yongchen and Yongyan over the years, so how could I harm them?"
Xia Qing's hypocritical behavior made Xianyue feel disgusted. She couldn't understand why the person she once regarded as her biological sister became like this after Yongxuan's death. "You forgot to tell the emperor that you slapped Yongxuan."
One palm."
Xia Qing's heart skipped a beat and she hurriedly denied, "I don't have it." As soon as she finished speaking, Xianyue said, "Do you want Yong Cang and He Jia from my palace to come and testify?"
Her words made Xia Qing's expression stagnant, and she was speechless for a moment. Seeing her like this, Hongli understood in his heart and said coldly: "What the queen said is the truth, right?"
Xia Qing bit her silver teeth lightly and said: "Yes, I have slapped Brother Twelve, because when I went in, Yong Cang was holding a sword in his hand, and He Jia fell at his feet.
, the concubine thought he had stabbed He Jia, so she lost her mind in desperation.
I hit her with my hand, but when I found out that they were just joking, I regretted it." After saying that, she hurriedly said to Hongli: "I believe that anyone who is a mother-in-law will be shocked when they see that scene.
Make the same reaction as my concubine."
There was a trace of hesitation in Hongli's eyes. If this was the case, it would be excusable. However, Xianyue's words were conclusive and did not seem to be wronging Xia Qing. After all... which one of them was true and who was false?
Just as he was hesitating, Xianyue's voice came to his ears, "So, you don't admit it?"
A trace of resentment flashed across Xia Qing's eyes, "How do you want me to admit to you what I have never done?"
"Okay." After she was able to utter the word, Xianyue said to Hongli: "I thought it was time to search Yonghe Palace immediately. I believe that the thing that caused Yongyan's strange illness is still hidden in Yonghe Palace."
Her words made Xia Qing's face suddenly change, and she said sternly: "I have not made any mistakes. Your Majesty has no right to search Yonghe Palace."
Xianyue smiled slightly, "If there is nothing shameful in Yonghe Palace, why is Concubine Hui so nervous?"
Xia Qing said with a pale face: "I am not nervous, I just think that the empress's move is unreasonable."
"Whether it makes sense or not, the emperor will judge for himself." After saying that, she saluted Hongli and said, "Please order the palace to be searched immediately."
Xia Qing said with tears in her eyes: "Your Majesty, you know best what kind of temperament I have. How could I do harm to others? I don't know whose instigation the Queen has listened to, and she is so suspicious of me.
You have to make the decision for me!"
At this time, Wu also said: "Your Majesty, ever since I met the Imperial Concubine, the one whom I have heard her talk to the most is the Emperor. I can see that the Imperial Concubine loves and respects the Emperor very much. No matter when and where, I will always be there for you."
The emperor is the first priority, and I don’t believe that the empress would do anything to harm the emperor’s heir. On the contrary, the empress has more than once asked the imperial doctor to nurse me back to health so that I can give birth to another heir for the emperor.”
Seeing Hongli's hesitant look, Xianyue was afraid that Hongli would change his mind and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, I have been sisters with Concubine Hui for more than 20 years, and now I have to stand up and testify against her. I feel more uncomfortable than anyone else, but
I can’t watch her make mistakes again and again, let alone watch Yongyan die tragically; if after the palace search, it is proven that Concubine Hui is innocent, I am willing to apologize to Concubine Hui.”
Wu quickly glanced at Xia Qing and said immediately: "The Queen has spilled such a large basin of sewage. How can she be cleared away by just an apology? I am afraid that the Queen will not be able to live in the future."
Xianyue stared at the Wu family coldly, and when the latter was staring at her, she was heartbroken, and said: "Is it enough for me to apologize to Concubine Hui as a queen?"